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The J Rubin Family Foundation at a glance

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The J Rubin Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$53k
Granted FY2025still arriving
8
Grants FY2025still arriving
4
States reached
$20k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0189% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Health$138kHuman Services$20kRecreation & Sports$18kReligion$14kInternational$10kPhilanthropy$2kEducation$2kPublic Safety & Disaster$500Other$0
02FY2025 · 8 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k5 grants · $8k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $45k
$3,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$759k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL$20,000
CHRISTOPHER & DANA REEVE FOUNDATION$15,000
Individual grant recipient$10,000
LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY$3,000
THE HAMPTON SYNAGOGUE$2,884
BUKHARIAN CONGREGATION OF ROSLYN$1,000
CHILDREN'S FLIGHT OF HOPE$500
THE LUSTGARTEN FOUNDATION$200
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–25, $15k) land where the poverty rate runs at 7%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 7% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%THE LUSTGARTEN FOUNDATION: $200 → 6%FORESTDALE INC: $1k → 13%TOYS OF HOPE: $5k → 7%TOYS OF HOPE: $3k → 7%SUNRISE ASSOCIATION: $6k → 6%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

NY
OH
NJ
CA
MD
TN
NC
GA
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

38%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$84k · 7 repeat orgs$137k to everyone else

7 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2025, 5 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

7
29

Total granted

$84k
$103k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

-29%
+11%

Still filing today

71%
66%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 34% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $35k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthHuman ServicesPhilanthropyRecreation & SportsInternationalPublic Safety & DisasterOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • CR
    CHRISTOPHER REEVE FOUNDATION
    4× · 2022–2025 · $46k · revenue +40%
  • SA
    STADIUM AND MAIN FOUNDATION INC
    2× · 2023–2024 · $18k · revenue -31%
  • TO
    TOYS OF HOPE INC
    2× · 2021–2022 · $8k · revenue -29%

Funded once

  • BE
    BOOMER ESIASON FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2019 · $25k · revenue +9%
  • CC
    CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2021 · $25k
  • HI
    HINENI INC
    one grant, 2024 · $10k · revenue 0%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Fdn Group

Susan g. komen 's mission is to save lives by meeting the most critical needs in our communities & investing in breakthrough research to prevent & cure breast cancer.

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2
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

To cure cf and provide all people with cf the opportunity to lead long, fulfilling lives by funding research and drug development, partnering with the cf community, and advancing high-quality, specialized care.

Health
3
Mila's Miracle Foundation

The mission of mila's miracle foundation is to find and fund paths to a cure for batten and other life-threatening neurological disorders. families in this community have been pivotal in raising the necessary funds and awareness. together,…

Health
4
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

Sanford burnham prebys medical discovery institute's mission is to advance the biomedical sciences by cultivating the next generation of scientific leaders, providing meaningful opportunities for researchers of all backgrounds to learn,…

Health
5
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc

Susan g. komen has an unmatched, comprehensive 360-degree approach to fighting breast cancer across all fronts and supporting millions of people in the u.s. and in countries worldwide. we advocate for policies to protect patients, drive…

Health
6
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Leadership in the prevention, treatment, and cure of cancer through excellence, vision and cost effectiveness in patient care, outreach programs, research, and education.

Health
7
New York Genome Center Inc

Operate a state-of-the-art, world-class genomic research center that creates and uses advanced genomics to understand the genetic basis of disease. for more information, see schedule o.

Health
8
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc

The mission of dfci is to provide expert, compassionate, and equitable care to children, adults, and their families, while advancing the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure, and prevention of cancer and related diseases. we train new…

Health
9
Hugo W Moser Research Institute At Kennedy Krieger Inc

The hugo w. moser research institute at kennedy krieger, inc. (the "research institute") is an internationally recognized research facility finding answers to problems and injuries that affect a child's developing brain. researchers have…

Science & Tech
10
Target Als Foundation Inc

Our mission is to break down barriers to als research to find effective treatments. by uniting academia, the pharma and biotech industry, government, venture capital, related nonprofits, and the als community, we aim to overcome the…

Education
11
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Fred hutch cancer center ("fred hutch") unites innovative research and compassionate care to prevent and eliminate cancer and infectious disease. continued on schedule o

Health
12
Targeting Resistance in Cancer Cooperative
Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Friends of Karen Inc; the most unlike its peers is Barco's Nightingales Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

26 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 26 of the 42 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
26/26
Grantees still filing
13/26
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION: $25,000 · OtherCLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATIONNATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL: $20,000 · OtherNATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITALHINENI INC: $10,000 · OtherHINENI INCIndividual grant recipient: $10,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientMEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER: $6,750 · OtherMEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTERGSM CHARITY AUCTIONS: $5,100 · OtherGSM CHARITY AUCTIONSIndividual grant recipient: $3,333 · Other+13 more: $11,416 · Other+13 moreCHRISTOPHER REEVE FOUNDATION: $46,037 · HealthCHRISTOPHER REEVE FOUNDATIONBOOMER ESIASON FOUNDATION: $25,000 · HealthBOOMER ESIASON FOUNDATIONNATIONAL PANCREAS FOUNDATION: $5,350 · HealthNATIONAL PANCREAS FOUNDATIONBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $3,250 · Health+8 more: $4,970 · Health+8 moreSTADIUM AND MAIN FOUNDATION INC: $17,500 · Recreation & SportsTOYS OF HOPE INC: $7,500 · Human ServicesSUNRISE DAY CAMPS ASSOCIATION INC: $6,000 · Human ServicesFORESTDALE INC: $1,000 · Human Services+1 more: $200 · Human ServicesWorldwide Friends Foundation: $10,000 · InternationalROBIN HOOD FOUNDATION: $1,000 · PhilanthropyBARCO'S NIGHTINGALES FOUNDATION: $500 · PhilanthropyROSWELL PARK ALLIANCE FOUNDATION: $100 · PhilanthropyTHE ELIJA FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 · Education
Other$91,599Health$84,607Recreation & Sports$17,500Human Services$14,700International$10,000Philanthropy$1,600Education$1,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCHRISTOPHER REEVE FOUNDATION: $46,037 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetBOOMER ESIASON FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetSTADIUM AND MAIN FOUNDATION INC: $17,500 over 2y, 16% of budgetHINENI INC: $10,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetWorldwide Friends Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTOYS OF HOPE INC: $7,500 over 2y, 6.3% of budgetSUNRISE DAY CAMPS ASSOCIATION INC: $6,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNATIONAL PANCREAS FOUNDATION: $5,350 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $3,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNORTH SHORE AUTISM CIRCLE: $2,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetPORTLEDGE SCHOOL: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetROBIN HOOD FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ELIJA FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetFORESTDALE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE FAMILY CENTER FOR ACHIEVEMENT CO LIFE'S WORC: $770 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBARCO'S NIGHTINGALES FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBREAKTHROUGH T1D: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCORE COMMUNITY ORGANIZED RELIEF EFFORT: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF KAREN INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMARC LUSTGARTEN PANCREATIC CANCER FOUNDATION: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE: $180 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetROSWELL PARK ALLIANCE FOUNDATION: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

American Endowment Fo…National Philanthropi…Morgan Stanley Global…The Blackbaud Giving …Charities Aid Foundat…The Bank of America C…Vanguard Charitable E…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Donor Advised Charita…Amazonsmile Foundation
American Endowment FoundationOH9.8× affinity6 shared granteesties to 10 of 10Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: American Endowment Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Charities Aid Foundation America · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization The J Rubin Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The J Rubin Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%1%5%11%20%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 49%
  • Christopher Reeve Foundation: 49% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
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How do I get to The J Rubin Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The J Rubin Family Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 42 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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